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Hey, minister, forget the new medical school, says Robertson
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Hey, minister, forget the new medical school, says Robertson
Wednesday 29 January 2025, 12:30 AM

Otago University vice-chancellor Grant Robertson wants more funded places for training doctors [Image: NZD]
Following the recent Cabinet reshuffle, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka vice-chancellor Grant Robertson wasted no time reminding the new health minister Simeon Brown of the case for increasing medical student numbers rather than building a new school in the Waikato
“There is no need to build an expensive additional medical school at a time when resources in the health and education sector are limited,” says Unive